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2010

July

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June

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May

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April

  • World Week for Peace in Israel-Palestine, May 29 to June 4 2010 (May 7, 2010)
  • Kairos Times - April Issue (Apr 30, 2010)
  • World Peoples’ Summit On Climate Change And The Rights Of Mother Earth (Apr 28, 2010)
  • The Dignity for All Campaign (Apr 21, 2010)
  • MPs delay debate on responsible mining bill (Apr 21, 2010)
  • The Robin Hood Tax: KAIROS Calls for a Global Financial Transactions Tax (Apr 21, 2010)
  • Federal Budget Fails the World’s Poor and Urgent Need to Address Climate Change (Apr 6, 2010)

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March

  • Proposed Amendment to Canada- Colombia Free Trade Agreement no replacement for Independent Human Rights Assessment (Mar 30, 2010)
  • Elections in Sudan: A Step Forward? (Mar 17, 2010)
  • KAIROS partnership with Héritiers de la Justice cited in Globe & Mail (Mar 15, 2010)
  • Kairos Times Newsletter, March 2010 (Mar 4, 2010)

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February

  • World Council of Churches calls for a peaceful resolution of the Colombian conflict (Mar 2, 2010)
  • Climate Change in Guatemala (Feb 26, 2010)
  • Reporting on the Gap: Comparing Indigenous and non-Indigenous people in Canada (Feb 18, 2010)
  • Letter of condolence and support to Rights and Democracy (Feb 18, 2010)
  • Heads of KAIROS eleven member churches and orgs send letter to PM (Feb 17, 2010)

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January

  • Carbon Fast for Lent: February 17 - April 3, 2010 (Jan 28, 2010)

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2009

December

  • Kairos Times, December 2009 (Dec 23, 2009)
  • KAIROS Christmas Message (Dec 23, 2009)

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November

  • Open Letter from Colombian Church Leaders to Canadian Gov. re Free Trade (Nov 26, 2009)
  • Kairos Times, November 2009 (Nov 23, 2009)

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October

  • Kairos Times, October 2009 (Oct 23, 2009)
  • Murders and Threats Against Church Leaders in Colombia (Oct 6, 2009)

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July

  • Get your bike on! Pedal for the Planet cross Canada tour hits the road (Jul 3, 2009)

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May

  • KAIROS church leaders’ delegation to the Alberta tar sands (May 12, 2009)

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April

  • A voice for migrant justice leaves us, but her work lives on (Apr 21, 2009)
  • Appreciation to the Ecumenical Task for Justice in the Americas (Apr 21, 2009)
  • Government disappoints on resource extraction regulation (Apr 21, 2009)
  • G20 rehabilitates IMF, marginalizes UN (Apr 21, 2009)

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March

  • KAIROS Gathering June 17-20: applications are rolling in (Mar 9, 2009)
  • MPs turn up the heat for corporate accountability reform (Mar 9, 2009)
  • Subsidies to the oil industry --- Obama wants to end them, so why can't Canada? (Mar 9, 2009)
  • Network and partner news (Mar 9, 2009)
  • Council of Canadians urges World Water Day Action on bottled water (Mar 7, 2009)
  • Colombian social activists travel Canada to speak out against free trade deal (Mar 6, 2009)
  • What kind of a “new” Bretton Woods will emerge from the economic crisis? (Mar 1, 2009)

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January

  • KAIROS meets Facebook (Feb 17, 2009)
  • Carbon Sabbath Initiative continues (Feb 17, 2009)
  • Trade and human rights tour: Colombian social movements speak out (Feb 10, 2009)
  • KAIROS intervenes on the Federal Budget (Jan 29, 2009)
  • Giving Up Chocolates Won’t Cut It – A Carbon Sabbath for Lent (Jan 29, 2009)
  • Earth Hour 2009: What Difference Will You Make? (Jan 29, 2009)
  • Canada's Human Rights Record Reviewed before the UN (Jan 29, 2009)
  • Agricultural migrant workers are created in the image of God, treat them equally! (Jan 29, 2009)
  • Ecuador Has Every Right to Refuse to Pay Illegitimate Debts (Jan 29, 2009)
  • Apply now for the KAIROS Gathering! (Jan 28, 2009)
  • Update on Gaza (Jan 28, 2009)

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2008

December

  • Solidarity actions in honour of the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration on Human Rights (Colombia, Palestine, and the Philippines) (Dec 19, 2008)
  • Colombia urgent action update: No trade without human rights (Dec 19, 2008)
  • Will the government give more tax breaks to the tar sands in the January budget? (Dec 19, 2008)
  • A step forward for economic, social and cultural rights at the United Nations (Dec 19, 2008)
  • The Ontario Government steps up to the plate on poverty reduction (Dec 19, 2008)
  • Recommended Christmas reading (Dec 19, 2008)

November

  • Join in: December 7 Day of Action on Climate Change (Nov 26, 2008)
  • Welcome to our new web site! (Nov 26, 2008)
  • Update: Canada commits $100 million in climate change adaptation funds. Who will benefit? (Nov 13, 2008)
  • KAIROS part of World Council of Churches’ delegation to climate change talks (Nov 9, 2008)
  • DRC update: Appeal to Canada to support peace in the Democratic Republic of Congo (Nov 8, 2008)
  • KAIROS Indigenous rights chair participated in Colombian Tribunal (Oct 13, 2008)

September

  • Perspectives on Carbon Pricing according to the principles of justice, equity and sustainability (Oct 21, 2008)
  • KAIROS Gathering – June 17-20, 2009! (Sep 21, 2008)
  • Christian Faith and the tar sands: add your voice (Sep 21, 2008)

June / July 2008

  • Over a Barrel: Exiting from NAFTA’s Proportionality Clause (Jun 1, 2008)
  • Help us improve this newsletter! Check out our survey (Jun 1, 2008)
  • KAIROS Network News (Jun 1, 2008)
  • African church Leaders issue urgent statement on climate change (Jun 1, 2008)
  • Cerro de San Pedro community members travel to Metallica Resources AGM (Jun 1, 2008)
  • Government shuts out Parliamentarians as it concludes Canada-Colombia free trade negotiations (Jun 1, 2008)
  • UN says business must respect human rights, but Canada fails to address corporate abuses overseas (Jun 1, 2008)
  • Human rights training ready to launch (Jun 1, 2008)
  • Calling all Carbon Special Agents: KAIROS Carbon Sabbath Initiative (CSI) to launch in Fall 2008 (Jun 1, 2008)

May / June 2008

  • Filipino working class hero Crispin "Ka Bel" Beltran leaves a living legacy (Aug 11, 2008)
  • Citizens for Public Justice poverty reduction workshops – coming to a city near you! (May 1, 2008)
  • International Church Action for Peace in Palestine and Israel: 4-10 June 2008 (May 1, 2008)
  • Good enough to work…Good enough to stay (May 1, 2008)
  • Help the Save Darfur Canada coalition collect 300,000 postcards (May 1, 2008)
  • Assembly of First Nations Day of Action - May 29, 2008 (May 1, 2008)
  • KAIROS calls for MPs to vote no to Bill C-33 on Biofuels (May 1, 2008)

April 2008

  • Calling all Carbon Special Agents: KAIROS Carbon Sabbath Initiative (CSI) to launch in Fall 2008 (Apr 1, 2008)
  • KAIROS Sizes Up Its Carbon Footprint (Apr 1, 2008)
  • Middle East Update (Apr 1, 2008)
  • Remembering Victims of War in Colombia (Apr 1, 2008)
  • Climate change and extractive sector companies highlighted in KAIROS Shareholder Action Alert for 2008 (Apr 1, 2008)
  • Unjust mining contracts must be renegotiated, says Congolese government commission (Apr 1, 2008)
  • The Night The Lights Went Out: KAIROS Marks Earth Hour (Apr 1, 2008)
  • English unavailable (Apr 1, 2008)

January / February 2008

  • New KAIROS executive announced (Jan 1, 2008)
  • KAIROS local members in the news (Jan 1, 2008)
  • KAIROS human rights training survey: please help us out! (Jan 1, 2008)
  • KAIROS paper on Afghanistan now available (Jan 1, 2008)
  • Reflections on the latest UN Climate Change Conference (Jan 1, 2008)
  • March 29, Turn Out The Lights! (Jan 1, 2008)
  • KAIROS podcast "Giving Canadians A Bad Name" ready for air (Jan 1, 2008)
  • Urgent action: End the siege in Gaza now (Jan 1, 2008)

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2007

December 2007

  • Recommended reading for the holidays (Dec 1, 2007)
  • Bank of the South Challenges World Bank and IMF’s rule (Dec 1, 2007)
  • KAIROS urges Prime Minister Harper to stop accelerated free trade negotiations with Colombia (Dec 1, 2007)
  • A dangerous six years for human rights in the Philippines (Dec 1, 2007)
  • Federal Court rules the Safe Third Country Agreement violates Charter of Rights (Dec 1, 2007)
  • Canadian churches join global investor initiative on climate change (Dec 1, 2007)
  • Momentum builds for a Canadian Poverty Reduction Strategy (Dec 1, 2007)
  • Zatoun fair-trade olive oil now available at Ten Thousand Villages (Dec 1, 2007)
  • KAIROS Sunday 2008—make your plans! (Dec 1, 2007)
  • Canada undermines the Kyoto Protocol at UN climate conference (Dec 1, 2007)

November 2007

  • Job Posting: Middle East Program Coordinator - Global Partnerships Program (Nov 1, 2007)
  • Over 38 Million People “Stand Up” on the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty (Nov 1, 2007)
  • Greed, Over-production and Over-consumption are Sinful, say African Christians (Nov 1, 2007)
  • Update on Regional Migrant Justice Gatherings (Nov 1, 2007)
  • UN Special Rapporteur on Adequate Housing Delivers Preliminary Observations On Canada (Nov 1, 2007)
  • Canada Accelerates Colombian Free Trade Deal (Nov 1, 2007)
  • Urgent Request for Human Rights in the Congo (Nov 1, 2007)
  • KAIROS Petitions the Environment Commissioner Regarding Fossil Fuel Subsidies (Nov 1, 2007)

October 2007

  • Urgent Action Alert On Corporate Accountability (Oct 5, 2007)
  • Final Call: Raise Your Voice Against Poverty This Week (Oct 5, 2007)
  • Re-energize Rolls Out! (Oct 5, 2007)
  • G8 And IMF Hinder Aid For Zambia While Vultures Attack (Oct 5, 2007)

September 2007

  • United Nations Adopts Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples - Canada Votes Against It (Sep 1, 2007)
  • October 14-21—Week of Action Against Poverty (Sep 1, 2007)
  • Re-energize at KAIROS Regional Meetings! (Sep 1, 2007)
  • Advance notice: KAIROS Sunday 2008 materials are now ready (Sep 1, 2007)
  • International Day of Prayer for Peace – 2007 (21 September 2007) (Sep 1, 2007)

June 2007

  • Your invitation to KAIROS’ 2007 regional meetings! (Jun 3, 2007)
  • KAIROS calls for a National Strategy to Reduce Poverty in Canada (Jun 3, 2007)
  • The G8 fails the planet (Jun 3, 2007)
  • Coming together to call for mining regulation: KAIROS Partner Tour and Advocacy Days (Jun 3, 2007)
  • Climate Change: It's not going away, and we're going after it! KAIROS to launch "Re-Energize" Campaign in Fall 2007 (Jun 3, 2007)
  • KAIROS acts on behalf of victims in their lawsuit against Talisman Energy (Jun 3, 2007)
  • Update on the Campaign to Stop the Killings in the Philippines (Jun 3, 2007)
  • KAIROS to host migrants’ justice gatherings (Jun 3, 2007)
  • Raising the alarm in the Democratic Republic of Congo (Jun 3, 2007)

May 2007

  • International Church Action for Peace in Palestine and Israel, June 3 (May 1, 2007)
  • KAIROS partners visit Canada for the Dirty Waters: Regulating Canadian Mining Companies Overseas Tour, May 23 – 27 (May 1, 2007)
  • Iraq Forum: Discussing solutions to the humanitarian crisis (May 1, 2007)
  • Days of Action and Prayer for Colombia: May 20-21 (May 1, 2007)
  • Job postings: Fundraising Coordinator and Finance Administrator (May 1, 2007)
  • The 1987 "New Covenant" on Aboriginal rights revisited (May 1, 2007)
  • The Canadian Government is protecting Talisman... again (May 1, 2007)

April 2007

  • Be a part of the Week of Action for Darfur April 22-29 (Apr 1, 2007)
  • Days of Prayer and Action for Colombia, May 20-21 (Apr 1, 2007)
  • New killing and abductions in the Philippines: take a moment for a phone call (Apr 1, 2007)
  • KAIROS at the 4th Session of UN's Human Rights Council (Apr 1, 2007)
  • Water and mining campaign continues; groundbreaking report released (Apr 1, 2007)
  • New on our site: Federal budget report card; shareholder actions; questioning agrofuels (Apr 1, 2007)

March 2007

  • Streams of Living Justice Flow in the House of Commons! (Mar 1, 2007)
  • March 17 remember the invasion of Iraq and the people of Afghanistan (Mar 1, 2007)
  • Seven Steps for Peace in Darfur (Mar 1, 2007)
  • World Council of Churches to launch new effort for peace as Palestinians and Israelis mark forty years of occupation (Mar 1, 2007)
  • UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination not impressed with Canada (Mar 1, 2007)
  • New KAIROS project supports advocacy by low-income people (Mar 1, 2007)
  • Recommended reading… (Mar 1, 2007)

February 2007

  • Wade In The Water – Take Action On World Water Day, March 22 2007 (Feb 1, 2007)
  • Job Posting: Team Leader, Finance and Human Resources (Feb 1, 2007)
  • Philippine Delegation And Petition Campaign Against Continued Killings (Feb 1, 2007)
  • The Case of Cerro de San Pedro, Mexico: A KAIROS Prairies-North Regional Perspective (Feb 1, 2007)
  • Canadian MPs and Civil Society Call for Truth and Justice for Kimy Pernia Domicó (Feb 1, 2007)

January 2007

  • KAIROS Sunday is coming up (Oct 15, 2007)
  • Kimy Pernia Domico was assassinated, admits Colombian paramilitary leader (Jan 1, 2007)
  • Mexican community calls for action as mining blast cuts off electricity (Jan 1, 2007)
  • Wade in the Water – Take action on World Water Day, March 22 2007 (Jan 1, 2007)
  • Killers of Congolese human rights defender remain at large (Jan 1, 2007)
  • Job postings: Ecological Justice Program Coordinator and Anti-Poverty Assistant (Jan 1, 2007)
  • Racial Justice Week 2007 focuses on slavery—both old and new (Jan 1, 2007)
  • New resources…. (Jan 1, 2007)

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